Hipster Vid Alert: Paradox Box

Wanna get laid by a cute chillwave babe? Show her this video and teach her about Phantom Payn Days, and you'll surely get to 2nd base. Unless your neckbeard gets in the way, you hipster



PHANTOM PAYN DAYS - Paradox Box from Tara Sinn on Vimeo.

Did I mention it was recorded in the 90s?????

Profresher Blacklight lets it Glow

(You haven't heard beats like these. I promise.)

Profresher Blacklight (aka Billy Blacklight, Profresher) is an all-out groove-fiend. His latest 18-track (holy shit that's a lot of tracks) album goes beyond showcasing his musical talent: it puts him high in the ranks of other prominent, west coast bass-music/jamtronic producers (ie EPROM, Pretty Lights).

Crunk-flavored beats and 'neo-g-funk' basslines set a bold stage for the crisp synth lines that cruise on top. Listening to the album from beginning to end is like playing the PS1 Gran Turismo in a subwoofer-laden submarine while sippin' on some 'tussin. There's a late-90s throwback vibe throughout, as well as enough bass to make even the skinniest booty clap 'til dawn.



I recommend 'Falco vs. Starfox,' 'Puddled,' and 'Furtherer,' but if you have the time, put the album on starting with track 1 and listen all the way through.

Y'all should buy this album while you can, because I can assure you that his next release will probably be on Warp and cost ~$15 (and yes, it will still be worth it).

Profresher Blacklight Bandcamp page
Profresher Soundcloud page
Profresher Myspace page

The 2 Bears Make a Beary Awesome Jam

Cheesy and wonderful, uplifting and gospel-like, the 2 Bears are as new as they are unique. I haven't heard electro pop with so much soul/wonderment/simplified-beauty since Hot Chip's The Warning.

They're new to Southern Fried and definitely seem like a wildcard act among the heavy-hitting-house-heads of the SF crew. I guess with the new release from The Shoes, it isn't that out of the blue... but still.

The 2 Bears - Church

This lil video sheds some light on their goofy antics. They're incredibly lovable (and uncannily bear-like).

The 2 Bears - Recording Session at The Red Bull Studios
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On the Tip of Your Tongue

Very rarely do I enter a room and become immediately enamored. Rendered speechless. In wide-eyed awe. Staring off into an indescribable future.

Yet, Porcelain Raft's Glasslands debut simply moved me. I could feel the throbbing of his heart. I could hear the voice in his head. A sheepish smile, eyes playfully rolling back into a previous place- not unlike playing directly to a wall amidst a crowd of the transfixed. I was only able to catch the last song (due to an apparently crippling addiction, at least in somber retrospect) but luckily found a recording of said last song on youtube. Enjoy this moment. I hope that it lingers on with you as it has with me.

Porcelain Raft - Tip of Your Tongue

James Marshall ||| Woods Music

Surely there is a circle of sun-drenched hippies clapping, singing, and playing guitars somewhere in the head of James Marshall. His recent self-released "Woods Music" is a psychedelic spectrum of personality and color, brimming with life from a humble bedroom somewhere in Texas. It's a nice thing to drift off on throughout a warm, summer day. In October.

Check out James Marshall on soundcloud and download "Woods Music" for free here.

James Marshall - Country Life
James Marshall - Nostalgic Summer Song

The Pharmacy - Weekend

Playing piano and guitar akin to an old car preeetty fuckin fast into a bright sunset. With just enough lo-fi buzz around the edges to make the inner beauty of the Washington trio shine through. Perhaps taking time to stop at a particularly beautiful corner and gently smoke a spliff amidst the lonely air. Through the highs of upbeat soul-grooving and the subsequent lows of longing.

"..."

"What are you doing with your life?"

"(sighs)..."

I'm not quite sure what to answer but it's a comforting echo nevertheless. Check out The Pharmacy on myspace and get a hold of Weekend in its entirety.

"What do you do with your life?"

The Pharmacy - WAYDWYL
The Pharmacy - Coldest Morning Light

Midday Veil - Asymptote II

So sometimes iTunes visualizer is completely unnecessary when you've got a music video as psychadelic as this one for Midday Veil's track Asymptote II.

Full length, Eyes All Around, due out on Translinguistic Other Records which you can pre-order in CD or lovely wax right here.  They're doing a west coast tour from late October through November, and yeah...these guys seem like they'd put on one hell of a live show.